The recent WGA listing revealed that One Piece’s second season may be switching things up. Now, the official statement has come that Joe Tracz, the co-executive producer of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, is officially joining the manga adaptation as executive producer, writer, and co-showrunner. He’s joining Matt Owens who returns while Steve Maeda is going to only act as an executive producer on the project. Currently, the second season is eyeing a production start in June.
Tracz has given an official statement on joining production and his excitement to bring Eiichiro Oda’s iconic series to Netflix.
I’ve been lucky to work on big adaptations of several beloved series, and they don’t come bigger or more beloved than ‘One Piece. I’m a huge fan of Oda-san’s incredible imagination and I was blown away by what the live-action team created in Season One. So it’s a dream and a joy to come aboard the Going Merry as it enters the Grand Line for an even more giant Season Two.
Jack Tracz
Matt Owens also shared his excitement for his new “co-captain” to continue spearheading this iconic adaptation:
Joe has brought a wealth of enthusiasm and experience into our second season that will help take ‘One Piece’ to new heights. We’re incredibly lucky to have him as a co-captain of this ship. The best crew on the seas grows larger!”
Matt Owens
The cast will once again see Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, who is set to become the king of the pirates. His crew consisting of Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero, and Taz Skylar will grow in the next season with the confirmed addition of Chopper, but we still don’t know who will be playing the adorable reindeer. So far, we are still anticipating any announcements for the cast that’ll expand the show as it enters the Grand Line.
Source: Variety
